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Fanny Durack

1889 - 1956

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Sarah Frances "Fanny" Gately (née Durack; 27 October 1889 – 20 March 1956) was an Australian competition swimmer. From 1910 until 1918 she was the world's greatest female swimmer across all distances from freestyle sprints to the mile marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fanny Durack is the 167th most popular swimmer (down from 50th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Australia (down from 199th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Fanny Durack ranks 167 out of 709. Before her are Arati Saha, Joe Verdeur, Joyce Cooper, Ines Diers, Lucy Morton, and Thelma Kalama. After her are Katsuo Takaishi, Debbie Meyer, Eleanor Holm, Caeleb Dressel, Shirley Stobs, and Julius Frey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Fanny Durack ranks 279. Before her are Giovanni Micheletto, Minta Durfee, Irene Steer, Leslie Boardman, Harry Clarke, and Jan Kok. After her are Ray Collins, Eugene Pallette, Hans Beyer, Amedee Reyburn, George Hutson, and Annie Speirs. Among people deceased in 1956, Fanny Durack ranks 210. Before her are Max Emmerich, Robert Newton, René Fernández, Hatı Çırpan, Marion Leonard, and Norman Kerry. After her are Marie Doro, John Garstang, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Alex Raymond, Bob Sweikert, and Katherine MacDonald.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Fanny Durack ranks 366 out of 1,143. Before her are Henry Lawson (1867), Jason Culina (1980), Alex de Minaur (1999), Poppy Montgomery (1972), Frank Forde (1890), and Thomas Blamey (1884). After her are Jai Courtney (1986), Jenny Lamy (1949), Joan Lindsay (1896), Darren Hayes (1972), Jacinda Barrett (1972), and Louis Mandylor (1966).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Fanny Durack ranks 9. Before her are Frederick Lane (1880), Cecil Healy (1881), Clare Dennis (1916), Harold Hardwick (1888), Faith Leech (1941), and Leslie Boardman (1889). After her are Mina Wylie (1891), Sandra Morgan (1942), Boy Charlton (1907), Jon Henricks (1935), Ian O'Brien (1947), and Kevin Berry (1945).

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